NAME

       Heroes - a game like Nibbles or Tron, just better

SYNOPSIS

       heroes [OPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION

       Heroes  is  a  game  similar  to  the "Tron" and "Nibbles" games of yore but includes many
       graphical improvements and new game features.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

   General options:
       -v, --version
              display version number

       -h, --help
              display this help

       -q, --quiet
              don't print warning messages

       -Q, --really-quiet
              don't even print error messages

       -v, --verbose=CHANNELS
              enable or disable debugging channels (see --list=debug for available channels)

       -l, --list=WORD
              show some internal information; WORD can be 'debug',  'resources',  'sound-drivers'
              or 'sound-tracks'

   Sound options:
       -d, --driver=N[,OPTIONS]
              use  Nth  driver  for  sound  output  (0:autodetect)  (see --list=sound-drivers for
              available Ns)

       -S, --no-sound
              disable sound

       -X, --no-sfx
              disable sound-effects

       -m, --mono
              non-stereo output

       -8, --8bits
              8bits sound output

       -i, --high-quality
              high quality mixer

   Display options:
       -G, --gfx-options=OPTIONS
              pass OPTIONS to the display driver

       -F, --full-screen
              full screen mode

       -2, --double
              stretch the display twofold

       -3, --triple
              stretch the display threefold

       -4, --quadruple
              stretch the display fourfold

       -e, --even-lines
              display only even-lines

   Miscellaneous options:
       --cpu-off
              disable computer opponents

       --default-scores
              restore default scores file

       --default-options
              restore default options file

       --default-saves
              restore default saves file

       -s, --swap-sides
              swap sides in two player mode

       --no-double-fx
              disable combination of rotozoom and waves

       -g, --go
              skip the introduction

       -J, --no-joystick
              disable joystick handling

       These options can be set in your file ~/.heroes/heroesrc (which  is  read  before  parsing
       other command line options) using a line like the following:

              Options: -gs -d3,buffer=11,count=4

       Visit http://heroes.sourceforge.net/ for news, documentation, and updates.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <heroes-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2002   Alexandre  Duret-Lutz,  Romuald  Genevois,  Alexandre  Liverneaux and
       Philippe Meisburger.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO  warranty;  not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for  Heroes  is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       Heroes programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info Heroes

       should give you access to the complete manual.